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FZUS72 KKEY 291809
MWSKEY

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
209 PM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025

GMZ035-044-054-291845-
209 PM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST OF AMERICAN SHOAL LIGHT...

The areas affected include...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...

At 208 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a a
strong thunderstorm, capable of producing wind gusts near 30 knots.
This thunderstorm was located near American Shoal Light, moving
northwest at 15 knots.

Locations that will be affected include...
Pelican Shoal, East Sambo, Snipe Point, Ninefoot Shoal, Cudjoe Bay,
American Shoal Light, and Stock Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare for thunderstorms with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally
rough and confused seas, occasional lightning strikes, and
potentially blinding downpours. Get to a safe port as quickly, and as
safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.

Prepare for rainfall rates up to INSERT RAINFALL RATE inches per
hour. Make sure bilge passages and scuppers are clean of any debris
or obstruction.

&&

LAT...LON 2455 8175 2456 8175 2457 8173 2459 8174
      2457 8177 2458 8177 2458 8178 2460 8181
      2478 8158 2468 8151 2468 8152 2467 8152
      2466 8150 2466 8149 2444 8133 2432 8148

$$

LIW